Toll Collector's Badge, circa 1980
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Artifact Overview
This badge was worn by toll collectors on the Merritt Parkway, a 37 1/2-mile toll road in Fairfield County, Connecticut. The Parkway opened in 1938 and is one of the oldest parkways in the United States. Toll officials, stationed in toll plazas and booths, collected fees from drivers until 1988.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Badge
Date Made
circa 1980
Subject Date
1895
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
88.238.11
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford. Gift of Blakeslee Arpaia Chapman, Inc.
Material
Metal
Enamel (Fused coating)
Technique
Cloisonne
Color
Bronze (Color)
Blue
Dimensions
Length: 1.875 in
Width: 1.375 in
Inscriptions
Raised type on outer: STATE OF CONNECTICUT / HIGHWAY DEPARTMENT
In blue cloisonne: TOLL OFFICER
Raised type in center: EST.1895
On inner seal: SIGILLUM REIPUBLICAE CONNECTICUTENSIS
Stamped on reverse: DIEGES & CLUST / 1/30 ROLLED PLATE
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